Floor Covering News

JULY 11, 2022

Opportunities in finding exceptional team members in the flooring industry are vast, from sales and operations to marketing,” said Kavita McCarthy, president of EJ Welch. She brings years of expertise in flooring sales management, new business development, project management and strategic planning. Chris Vaughn. Brad Scott.

St. Louis 98

St. Louis Oklahoma Chad Indiana 98

The Habitus Collection

JANUARY 2, 2019

Gem Collection , is a combination of special techniques and processes which creates glass sheets that capture the timeless and limitless beauty of precious stones, lava rock, as well as dream landscapes. Habitus Classic Cork Tiles as feature walls look amazing at this beautifully designed establishment by the firm Phenomena.

Boston 40

Boston Massachusetts Sales Standards 40

Floor Covering News

MAY 1, 2023

Attendance at Coverings 2023 was 20% higher than the 2019 event. Coverings 2023, the tile industry’s premier North American trade show, took place here last month, April 18-21, to resounding industry excitement and palpable energy across the show floor. The attendance is up over 2019 numbers—and 2019 was a good year.

Florida 98

Florida Portugal America Trends 98

Architectural Ceramics

MAY 24, 2019

The fashion industry often influences retailers; did you see our post about the 2019 PANTONE Color of the Year ? Now that Memorial Day Weekend is here, it’s time to kick off the unofficial start of summer with 5 tile collections, available with Architectural Ceramics of course, that feature white in a big way. Prime Collection.

Marble 154

Marble Porcelain Ceramics Natural Stone 154

Floor Covering News

DECEMBER 27, 2019

September 2/9, 2019: Volume 35, Issue 6. While the tile market is under pressure from the realistic visuals and waterproof technologies of resilient product lines, porcelain is taking its market share back through innovative new products. These opportunities have been a boon to tile manufacturers. By Megan Salzano.

Tile 60

Tile Porcelain Natural Stone North America 60

Floor Covering News

JUNE 30, 2020

floor covering industry sales for 2019 to be a shade above $23 billion and 19.07 For example, some reports contain sales of stone flooring; some estimate stone flooring to be around $1 billion. Stone includes marble, granite, travertine, slate, etc., That’s because they may include wall tile.

Industry 52

Industry Report Travertine Stone 52

Floor Covering News

JULY 16, 2021

NWFA and the Coverings international tile and stone exhibition organizers co-located to simultaneously bring attendees to the NWFA’s 2021 Wood Flooring Expo and Coverings 2021.

Tampa 76

Tampa Florida Sales Stone 76

Floor Covering News

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

I would probably say the market’s going to be, at best, flat, maybe even a little bit down,” said Dick Quinlan, VP of sales and marketing, Wellmade. There’s still a lot of pricing mechanization going on, and as a result I think you’re going to see dollar sales will probably be down. Units might be flat.

Flooring 105

Flooring Las Vegas Products Trends 105

Floor Covering News

JUNE 22, 2021

Daltile’s Defend tile line features Microban technology to attract consumers looking for healthy, clean floor products. By Megan Salzano Ceramic tile is one of only two truly aspirational product categories available in flooring today—hardwood being the other. Know your tile products and sell them. So, what gives?

Ceramics 69

Ceramics Tile North America Products 69

Architectural Ceramics

APRIL 26, 2018

Instead of flowers, let’s talk showers and shower tile. With tools for homeowners, architects, contractors and distributors (that’s us) alike, Laticrete is a great resource for tile installation products and learning. Another resource for tile products and continuing education, is Schluter Systems. Made in the U.S.A.

Terracotta 173

Terracotta Denver Travertine Bath 173

Floor Covering News

DECEMBER 27, 2019

2, 2019: Volume 35, Issue 11. As was predicted this time last year, consumption of ceramic tile in 2019 is lower than that of the previous year. The downward trend began in 2018, and the residential ceramic business slowed for the first three quarters of 2019. By Megan Salzano. That trend is expected to continue.

Ceramics 40

Ceramics Porcelain China Tile 40

Floor Covering News

OCTOBER 20, 2021

increase in sales in 2020 vs. 2019. However, about 20% of residential resilient sales still remains in the flexible LVT category, including dryback (glue-down) products. billion in sales. billion in sales. For tile visuals, glue-down products can be installed with or without grout.”.

Sales 75

Sales Products Grout Industry 75

Floor Covering News

JUNE 30, 2020

There are two ways to look at the flooring industry as a whole in 2019, depending on whether ones sees the glass as half full or half empty. On one hand, sales eclipsed the $23 billion mark for the first time since 2006. FCNews’ exclusive research reveals total 2019 flooring sales topped out at $23.07 billion and 19.07

Industry 98

Industry Flooring China Sales 98

Floor Covering News

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

Hicks, having just crunched the numbers, said attendance for Surfaces 2023 was up “10%- 11%” over 2019 and 2020—the last shows prior to the full onslaught of COVID-19. Hicks said sales for the 2024 show are already encouraging, with many exhibitors interested in booking larger spaces. on the last. 24-26, a Wednesday- Friday format.

Las Vegas 98

Las Vegas Denver Products Tile 98

Floor Covering News

MARCH 23, 2023

H ardwood may very well be the most aspirational flooring product (next to stone or ceramic tile). Today’s trends are still oriented toward return to nature, and matte floors that express the natural authenticity of wood,” said Brad Williams, vice president of sales and marketing, Mirage. That is what our new products evoke.

Products 75

Products System Sales Standards 75

Floor Covering News

JUNE 22, 2020

“We are very excited to have received exemptions from tariffs covering Wellmade’s entire family of HDPC rigid core products, including vinyl, hardwood and strand woven bamboo,” said Dick Quinlan, senior vice president of sales and marketing at Wellmade. What the tariff exclusion covers.

Products 45

Products Stone Flooring Sales 45

Floor Covering News

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

In addition to that, the Natural Stone Pavilion saw some action. Here, the Natural Stone Institute’s Women in Stone group conducted a “Natural Stone Amazing Race” on the show floor, much to the delight of attendees. Lastly, the 2 nd Annual National Installer of the Year Competition had another stellar year for year.

Natural Stone 45

Natural Stone San Antonio Stone Trends 45

Floor Covering News

AUGUST 20, 2020

Sales growth persists despite stumbling blocks. Mohawk’s Pergo Extreme features higher-end wood and stone-look visuals along with dent-free technology. Resilient flooring remains the fastest growing flooring category in the industry, and 2019 again saw it dominate its competitors. By Megan Salzano. Domestic advantage.

Industry 90

Industry North America America China 90

Floor Covering News

MAY 21, 2021

Ceramic tile, which has been faced with ongoing challenges for several years now, was no exception. Continuing its downward trajectory, ceramic tile sales in 2020 experienced a low, single-digit decline in terms of overall dollar sales and similar declines in terms of volume. of total industry dollars in 2020 and 12.7%

Sales 98

Sales Tile Mexico Ceramics 98

Floor Covering News

MAY 17, 2021

When the dust cleared and all the numbers were counted, total industry sales fell just short of 2019’s numbers at $22.951 billion, a decline of 0.5%. Coincidentally, that was the growth percentage in 2019, so all this industry did was give back the gains of one year ago. from 2019 compared to the previous year’s decline of 3.1%.

Sales 78

Sales Trends Flooring Research 78

Floor Covering News

DECEMBER 27, 2019

October 14/21, 2019: Volume 35/Issue 8. When helping a consumer find her ideal floor, experts say retail sales associates need to consider several factors, including the consumer’s lifestyle and the room in which the flooring is being installed. By Lindsay Gonzalez. McMurtry is not alone. said his staff keeps it simple.

Products 59

Products Charlotte System Flooring 59

Floor Covering News

JUNE 27, 2022

Back then it was about products like resilient tile and VCT. When the dust cleared and all the numbers were counted and run through the wash multiple times, total industry sales in 2021 reached a record $26.701 billion, an enormous gain of 16.3% Note: These numbers are in wholesale dollars reflecting the first point of sale.

Industry 98

Industry Flooring Sales Research 98

Floor Covering News

JUNE 26, 2023

Still, flooring once again was able to continue its positive trajectory in dollar sales, which it has done every year since the Great Recession of 2008-09 except for the pandemic-impacted 2020. With that said, unit sales remain at its fourth-highest level ever. FCNews research shows commercial flooring sales totaled $7.34

Flooring 98

Flooring Sales Ukraine Research 98

Floor Covering News

MAY 19, 2021

FCNews research shows the category generated $6.589 billion in sales (not including rubber) in 2020—an industry-leading 21.3% increase over 2019’s $5.433 billion. In terms of volume, the category accounted for 5.455 billion square feet (not including rubber) at the first point of sale, a 19.5% of sales vs. 2019’s 45.1%.

North America 98

North America Sales Research Products 98

Floor Covering News

AUGUST 10, 2020

The meteoric rise of the resilient flooring category can be directly attributed to the performance of subcategories such as SPC and rigid core, which doubled in terms of volume and more than doubled in terms of dollars between 2018 and 2019. Ceramic, stone looks impress. FCNews research found that the subsegment accounted for 37.1%

Research 72

Research Stone Grout Ceramics 72

Floor Covering News

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

Daltile’s Rekindle tile flooring collection features StepWise and Microban technology, making it more slip resistant while also eliminating 99% of bacteria on the tile surface. In 2019, the tile flooring category experienced its first decline in a decade as tariffs and antidumping legislation hit the market.

Ceramics 98

Ceramics Industry Training Porcelain 98

Floor Covering News

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

Facing an unprecedented year of tumult, ceramic tile has continued its downward trend in 2020 following the category’s 2019 decline—its first loss in a decade. As ceramic tile continues to meet several challenges on its road back to growth, the onset of the coronavirus only added to the category’s hardships. Pandemic effects.

Ceramics 81

Ceramics Industry North America Tile 81

Floor Covering News

MARCH 9, 2021

In 2019, Arte Mundi China , one of the largest manufacturers of engineered hardwood flooring in China, announced plans to build a hardwood flooring finishing plant in Chino, Calif. RevoTile is genuine porcelain tile offered in 26 marble, wood, stone and concrete looks. On that list is RevoTile. Officially launched on Jan.

Industry 92

Industry Products China Tools 92

Floor Covering News

FEBRUARY 21, 2020

Hard surfaces continue to gain momentum, industry members say, led by luxury vinyl tile. Multi-family housing activity in 2019 can be best be described as lackluster, especially compared to the sales seen on the single- family side of the business. February 17/24, 2020: Volume 35, Issue 17.

Sales 40

Sales Policies Trends Products 40

Floor Covering News

DECEMBER 27, 2019

October 28/November 4, 2019: Volume 35, Issue 9. Every flooring system is only as good as its weakest link,” said David Clarkson, vice president of sales, Eastern U.S., Its resistance against initial slippage makes Henry 647 ideal to use for tile and plank installations. By Lindsay Gonzalez.

Adhesive 45

Adhesive North America LEED System 45

Floor Covering News

MAY 16, 2022

The International Surfaces Event (TISE) has a rich history for 30 years, and the last decade has been led with Kerry Cree at the helm of booth sales—including booth, sponsorship and digital. He developed tile visuals that were quickly recognized as the best in the industry and developed innovative programs, including Trucor XXL, IGT and 3DP.

Industry 98

Industry System Training Flooring 98